The Water Diviner Essay

Good morning/afternoon ladies and gentlemen), It is my delight to welcome you to The Australian Film Festival where we will be showcasing a variety of Australian films. I’m Reef Rohde, the organiser of this year’s film festival and will be showcasing you ‘The Water Diviner’. It was directed by the iconic films, the leading role performed by actor Russel Crowe and written by Andrew Knight and Andrew Anastasios. The Water Diviner pays recognition to a significant period in our nation’s history and I am thrilled to present to you at the Australian Film Festival this chosen film. This film I have chosen clearly demonstrates Australia’s prominent and authentic culture of mateship and family values. It was released in 2014 and has received 13 wins

His three sons Arthur, Edward and Henry served with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) during the military campaign for Gallipoli. Following the suicide of his wife after four years, Connor travels to Turkey in search of his three sons which never returned home after the war. A dominant theme of mateship and family can be seen throughout the entirety of the film within as Connor and his three sons have developed an imperishable relationship at the initial stages of the movie. It is clearly noticeable by the audience and can be witnesses that a fond relationship develops throughout the film. This overriding theme of relationships (family relationships) is conveyed through a variety of

The water diviner is one of Australia’s most famous cultural artefact as it thoroughly explores all aspects of The Gallipoli Battle from all perspectives. The film exhibits cultural representations through characterisations and settings. The accents and slang of the characters in the film display a strong Australian heritage, which educates the audience about Australian’s and their culture. Throughout the initial stages of the movie the setting of the scenes is placed in the rural Australian outback. The Outback is a common name in Australian culture that represents vast, unpopulated and mostly parched areas that are apart of Australia’s remote regions.

From these film techniques, the audience can perceive that Australia is an open landscape, rich in vegetation and wildlife but on the other hand the landscape appears to be a barren wasteland of red dust.

The soundtracks used throughout the film are mainly composed from prominent Australian Orchestras. The majority of soundtracks are derived from Australia’s own, Sydney Scoring Orchestra. The camera angles and types of shots in the film, assist the audience to experience the landscape of Australia in full view. The camera angles and shots are mainly